Konstruiranje disidentske slike u komunističkom pokretu u Bosni i Hercegovini: Slučaj Avde Hume
Constructing the Image of a Dissident in the communist movement of Bosnia and Herzegovina: the case of Avdo Humo

Author(s): Husnija Kamberović
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Political behavior, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Dissidents; Communism; Construction; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Avdo Humo;
Summary/Abstract: In this article the case of Avdo Humo is studied as an example of a constructed communist dissident. On the basis of archival sources and relevant literature an attempt is made to prove that the Bosnian-Herzegovinian party leadership at the beginning of the 1970s constructed Humo as the image of a dissident, and afterwards spread this image through channels of party communication to the party membership, but also society in general. With regard to the wider Yugoslavian context in which this took place (the period after the removal of the Croatian party leadership at the end of 1971 and the preparations for a settling of scores with the liberals of the Serbian party leadership), in this work the thesis presented is that the ruling Bosnian-Herzegovinian party elite with this constructed dissident image of Humo, who was accused of representing liberal ideas including the idea of multi-party organizations, protected its own leading position. However, Humo, even though at meetings of the party he ”acknowledged” certain personal ”errors,” never accepted the image of his own dissidence and remained loyal to the communist ideal to the end.

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